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Developer halts negotiations for Gulf of Maine floating wind farm

2 weeks ago | seacoastonline.com | Kate Cough |Tux Turkel

Three years after they began, negotiations over a proposed power contract for an offshore floating wind farm in the Gulf of Maine have come to an abrupt halt, with the developer citing “recent shifts in the energy landscape that have in particular caused uncertainty in the offshore wind industry.”In a March 28 filing at the Public Utilities Commission, the PUC staff explained that Pine Tree Offshore Wind LLC has requested that the talks be temporarily suspended.
Offshore Wind Developer Puts Power Contract Talks on Hold

3 weeks ago | midcoastvillager.com | Kate Cough |Tux Turkel

Three years after they began, negotiations over a proposed power contract for an offshore floating wind farm in the Gulf of Maine have come to an abrupt halt, with the developer citing “recent shifts in the energy landscape that have in particular caused uncertainty in the offshore wind industry.” Meanwhile, the University of Maine on Sunday, March 30, placed a concrete base structure in the water off Trenton as part of its efforts to develop floating offshore wind technology as part of its...
Developer for Gulf of Maine offshore wind project puts power contract talks on hold

3 weeks ago | centralmaine.com | Kate Cough |Tux Turkel

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Offshore wind developer puts power contract talks on hold

3 weeks ago | mainemorningstar.com | Kate Cough |Tux Turkel

Three years after they began, negotiations over a proposed power contract for an offshore floating wind farm in the Gulf of Maine have come to an abrupt halt, with the developer citing “recent shifts in the energy landscape that have in particular caused uncertainty in the offshore wind industry.”In a March 28 filing at the Public Utilities Commission, the PUC staff explained that Pine Tree Offshore Wind LLC has requested that the talks be temporarily suspended.
Kate Cough of The Maine Monitor, Tux Turkel of The Maine Monitor, Author at Maine Morning Star

3 weeks ago | mainemorningstar.com | Kate Cough |Tux Turkel

Three years after they began, negotiations over a proposed power contract for an offshore floating wind farm in the Gulf of Maine have come to an abrupt halt, with the developer citing “recent shifts in the energy landscape that have in particular caused uncertainty in the offshore wind industry.” In a March 28 filing at […]
Offshore wind developer puts power contract talks on hold

3 weeks ago | themainemonitor.org | Kate Cough |Tux Turkel

Three years after they began, negotiations over a proposed power contract for an offshore floating wind farm in the Gulf of Maine have come to an abrupt halt, with the developer citing “recent shifts in the energy landscape that have in particular caused uncertainty in the offshore wind industry.” In a March 28 filing at the Public Utilities Commission, the PUC staff explained that Pine Tree Offshore Wind LLC has requested that the talks be temporarily suspended.
Lawmakers open to nuclear as clean energy, skeptical of 'new nuclear'

1 month ago | newscentermaine.com | Kate Cough

AUGUSTA, Maine — A few months ago, I was walking my dogs and listening to an episode of Volts, a podcast and newsletter about clean energy and politics from former Grist and Vox writer David Roberts. The episode was an interview with Jigar Shah, who, until very recently, served as the director of the Loan Programs Office in the US Department of Energy.
Maine lawmakers debate nuclear energy

1 month ago | themainemonitor.org | Kate Cough

Editor’s Note: The following first appeared in The Maine Monitor’s free environmental newsletter, Climate Monitor, that is delivered to inboxes every Friday morning. Sign up for the free newsletter to stay informed of Maine environmental news. A few months ago, I was walking my dogs and listening to an episode of Volts, a podcast and newsletter about clean energy and politics from former Grist and Vox writer David Roberts.
As birthing units continue to close, potential solutions emerge

1 month ago | centralmaine.com | Emily Hedegard |Kate Cough

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As birthing units continue to close, potential solutions emerge

1 month ago | newscentermaine.com | Emily Hedegard |Kate Cough

MAINE, USA — In the United States and across the world, birth rates are falling. Fertility rates in the United States reached a historic low in , and have dropped more than twenty percent in the past three decades, to 1.6 births per woman of reproductive age. In Maine, where fertility rates have long been lower than the national average, that figure was 1.47 births per woman in 2022.